Forum’s Founder in High Demand

Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, is in high demand in Davos.

On Wednesday morning, he was roaming the Congress Center, where most of Davos’s events are taking place. He couldn’t make it far without getting stopped by attendees. He told The Wall Street Journal that the event is off to a good start. “I’m very optimistic. All the right people are here,” he said before rushing off for a brief hallway huddle with Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy.

A minute later, an Indian man approached Mr. Schwab as he was wrapping up his chat with Mr. Levy. He tried to hand Mr. Schwab a colorful brochure about Indian agriculture. “I want to thank you. You are really helping the small farmers,” the man told Mr. Schwab.